contribution:贡献、促成作用;捐款、捐献物;(投给报刊登的)稿件;
weave:织、编;
crane:起重机、摄影升降机;鹤;
muscle:肌肉、体力;力量、实力;
admire:钦佩、羡慕;赞赏、称赞、夸奖;
exclude:把……排除在外;
inquire:打听、询问、调查;
inquire after/about:问起(某人情况);
inquire into:调查;注意;
dialect:方言、土语、地方话;
weed:杂草、野草;除草;
accident:意外、事故;
Negro:黑人(蔑称);
identify:认出、鉴定;把……等同于;
instrument:仪器、工具、乐器;
scratch:抓、搔、扒;刮擦、刻划;抓痕、划痕;抓、搔、刮;
from scratch:从零开始、从头做起;
up to scratch:合格、处于良好状态;
dependent:依靠的、依赖的;取决于……的;
be dependent on/upon:依靠、依赖;
moral:道德的、有道德的;【pl.】品行、道德规范;寓意;
moral standards:道德标准;
individual:个别的、独特的;个人、个体;
loan:贷款、借;
on loan:暂借的(地);
approve a loan:批准贷款;
divide:分、分开;分配、分享;除;使产生分歧;分歧;分界线、分水岭;
chin:颏、下巴;
shield:防护物、护罩;盾(状物);保护、防护;
minimum:最低限度、最小量;最低的、最小的;
lump:块、肿块;结块、将……归并在一起;
loose:松的;不精确的、不严密的;散漫的;
a loose package:松散的包裹;
loose talk:闲谈;
scissors:剪刀;
diameter:直径;
soar:猛增、剧增;高飞、升腾;(情绪、期望等)高涨;高耸、屹立;
molecule:分子;
gaze:凝视、盯、注视;
relationship:关系、关联;
reality:现实、实际;真实;
in reality:实际上、事实上;
risk:危险、风险;引起危险的事物(或人);冒……的风险、使遭受危险;
at risk:处境危险;
at the risk of:冒着……的危险;
fee:费、酬金、赏金;
mature:成熟的、成年人的;深思熟虑的;(票据等)到期的、应支付的;(使)成熟;
provided:假如、若是;
curiosity:好奇、好奇心;奇物、奇事、珍品;
organ:器官;机构;管风琴;新闻媒介;
grind:磨(碎);若干;
grind out:费力地作出;
grind into:把……碾成;
harmony:调和、协调、和谐;
in harmony (with):(与……)协调一致、(与……)和睦相处;
lamb:羔羊、小羊;羔羊肉;
column:柱、支柱、圆柱;纵队、直行;栏、专栏(文章);
weekly:每周的(地);
riot:暴乱、骚乱;(色彩、声音等的)极度丰富;聚众闹事;
being:存在、生物、生命;
plus:加、加上;表示加的、正的;加号、正号;
nightmare:噩梦;可怕的事物、无法摆脱的恐惧;
budget:预算、预算拨款;规划、安排;编预算;低廉的、收费公道的;
chart:图标;航图、海图;用图标表示、在图上表示;
porter:搬运供认;看门人、大楼管理员;
dusk:薄暮、黄昏、幽暗;
somewhat:一点儿;有点儿;
weep:哭泣、流泪;渗出;
weld:焊接、熔接;
competition:竞争、比赛;
gallon:加仑;
convert:(使)转变、(使)转化;(使)改变(信仰或态度);
to convert defeat into victory:反败为胜;
publish:公布、发表;出版、刊印;
market:市场、股市;行情、销路;
kneel:跪、跪下、跪着;
postpone:延迟、延期;
liter:升;
click:(使)发出咔嗒声;咔嗒声;
logical:逻辑的、合乎常理的;
convince:使确信、使信服、说服;
headline:大字标题、新闻提要;
disaster:灾难、灾祸、天灾;彻底的失败;
natural disaster:自然灾害;
welfare:幸福;福利、福利救济;
pierce:刺穿、穿孔于;
ankle:踝、踝关节;
twist one’s ankle:扭伤脚踝;
radiation:放射物、辐射能;辐射;
origin:起源、起因;出身、血统;
well-known:众所周知的、著名的;
exhaust:使筋疲力尽、用尽;详尽论述;排气装置;废气;
hardship:艰难、困苦;
Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. 历史使人明智;诗词使人灵秀;数学使人周密;自然哲学使人深刻;伦理使人庄重;逻辑修辞学使人善辩。